Ford 5030 (A) or Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A): three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 54% (1,072 kg / 2,364 lb) more three-point lift.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 5030 (A) | MF 4325 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 41.9 kW (56.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 42 kW (56 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 5030 (A) and the MF 4325 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5030 (A) and the MF 4325 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 34.8 L/min (9.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the MF 4325 (A). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,987 kg (4,381 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 3,059 kg (6,744 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) has 54% more lift (1,072 kg / 2,364 lb) than the Ford 5030 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,820 kg (6,217 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 3,146 kg (6,936 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) is 12% heavier (326 kg / 719 lb) than the Ford 5030 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 5030 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 5030 (A) and the MF 4325 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 540/1000/540E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 5030 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5030” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4325” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1992–1996 | 2001–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) has 54% more lift (1,072 kg / 2,364 lb) than the Ford 5030 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) is 12% heavier (326 kg / 719 lb) than the Ford 5030 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 5030 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4325 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources